Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build for him a house; therefore Your servant has found courage to pray before You.

King James Version

For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.

Holman Bible

Since You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build him a house, Your servant has found courage to pray in Your presence.

International Standard Version

"Because of you, my God, I have been bold to pray to you, as you have told your servant that you will build him a dynasty.

A Conservative Version

For thou, O my God, have revealed to thy servant that thou will build him a house. Therefore thy servant has found [in his heart] to pray before thee.

American Standard Version

For thou, O my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray before thee.

Amplified

For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build for him a house (descendants); therefore Your servant has found courage to pray before You.

Bible in Basic English

For you, O my God, have let your servant see that you will make him head of a line of kings; and so it has come into your servant's heart to make his prayer to you.

Darby Translation

For thou, my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house; therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray before thee.

Julia Smith Translation

For thou, my God, didst uncover the ear of thy servant to build for him a house: for this thy servant found to pray before thee.

King James 2000

For you, O my God, have told your servant that you will build him a house: therefore your servant has found in his heart to pray before you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For you, my God, {have informed} your servant [that] you will build a house for him. Therefore, your servant has found [courage] to pray before you.

Modern King James verseion

For You, O my God, have told Your servant that You will build him a house. Therefore Your servant has found in his heart to pray before You.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For thou Lord hast told thy servant, that thou wilt build him a house. And therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.

NET Bible

for you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you.

New Heart English Bible

For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build him a house. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you.

The Emphasized Bible

For, thou, O my God, hast unveiled the ear of thy servant, that thou wilt build for him a house, - for this cause, hath thy servant found it in his heart to pray before thee.

Webster

For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him a house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.

World English Bible

For you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build him a house. Therefore your servant has found courage to pray before you.

Youngs Literal Translation

for Thou, O my God, Thou hast uncovered the ear of Thy servant -- to build to him a house, therefore hath Thy servant found to pray before Thee.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For thou, O my God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

גּלה 
Galah 
Usage: 188

עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

that thou wilt build
בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

him an house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

in his heart to pray
פּלל 
Palal 
Usage: 84

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

Verse Info

Context Readings

David's Prayer

24 Let Your name be established and magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel; and the house of David Your servant is established before You.’ 25 For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build for him a house; therefore Your servant has found courage to pray before You. 26 Now, O Lord, You are God, and have promised this good thing to Your servant.

Cross References

1 Samuel 9:15

Now a day before Saul’s coming, the Lord had revealed this to Samuel saying,

Psalm 10:17

O Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear

Ezekiel 36:37

‘Thus says the Lord God, “This also I will let the house of Israel ask Me to do for them: I will increase their men like a flock.

1 John 5:14-15

This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

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